Six international players have committed to the RBC Heritage

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Bluffton Today

International stars Vijay Singh, Martin Kaymer, Brendon de Jonge, Marc Leishman, Hideki Matsuyama and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano have all committed to compete at the 46th annual RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing over the famed Harbour Town Golf Links.

Singh has 34 wins on the PGA TOUR including the 2000 Masters. The Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida resident has earned more than $67 million during his 3 decades playing professional golf. He ranks third in career earnings on the PGA TOUR. Known as Fiji’s only world-class golfer, he has already earned a second place finish at this season’s Frys.com Open, posting all four rounds in the 60s.

Kaymer turned pro in 2005, but just joined the PGA TOUR in 2013. The 28-year-old German has won twice in the states including his first major at the 2010 PGA Championship and the 2011 WGC – SBC Champions but has 11 international victories. He is competing in his second RBC Heritage.

DeJonge has competed at Harbour Town every year since 2009 and has never missed a cut. In 2013 he finished tied for ninth place. The Zimbabwe native played golf for Virginia Tech and now calls Charlotte, North Carolina home. The 2013 President’s Cup Team Member has already carded two top ten finishes in the 2014 season.

Leishman earned his first win on the PGA TOUR at the 2012 Travelers Championship, he was then named to the 2013 President’s Cup Team. The Aussie is off to a great start this season already carding two top five finishes. As an amateur he spent summers playing in tournaments across the United States including the 2004 Players Amateur also conducted by the Heritage Classic Foundation.

In Matsuyama’s first year as a professional, he quickly became one of the top players on the Japan Golf Tour. He has earned five international victories and was a member of the 2013 President’s Cup Team. The 22 year-old joined the PGA TOUR this year and has already carded two top five finishes. He is currently #22 in the World Golf Rankings and will be making his first appearance at the RBC Heritage.

Fernandez-Castano has carded 7 wins on the European Tour since joining in 2005. In 2013, he competed in several events on the PGA TOUR and earned enough money to be eligible for Special Temporary Membership. He was born in Madrid, Spain but now lives in Key Biscayne, Florida. He is ranked 40th in the World Golf Rankings.

Daily tickets and weeklong badges for this year’s tournament are now on sale online at www.rbcheritage.com or by calling the tournament office at (843) 671-2448.